Lycodrake Aptera
Wandering - Nexus Subway
Lycodrake had never encountered humans that reacted to his presence immediately by fleeing and shouts of fear. After the first dozen reactions of fear, he had kept to alleyways and dashing between shadows. He had never seen a city with buildings reaching for the heavens like the ones he was seeing now. New surroundings did not make him happy. His introduction to this strange place had not been a welcome one and continued in that vein.
‘There are so many high places and none of them at a height I’m comfortable with using to scope out the area. Humans aren’t acting normally, but this place is definitely not my type of normal either. What is Eris playing at, if this is her doing at all? Golden apples don’t just appear out of nowhere unless she’s involved.’
Quite frankly, he felt overwhelmed and really, really needed explanations as to where he was. The humans he had encountered thus far certainly weren’t willing to stop and chat and he wasn’t even taller than them in his non-gigant size.
‘Okay, priorities list right now. First, find out where I am. Second, find a place to rest safely and get some food and-or water. Third, avoid freaking out if I need to stay in a high place - stay at the center if possible. I can tell there’s a sewer system. If I must, I can find a safe place underground there or…wait what’s that?’
His inner monologue was cut short by seeing stair steps leading down into the earth. Just the knowledge that he could go underground, where he felt - generally - most secure, eased his worries. Muscles relaxed and his posture changed, light footsteps switching to plodding down the steps.
‘This will be much better than sewers,’ he stopped himself, ‘…hopefully.’
His descent was met with a smaller number of humans, though they react similarly to those above ground.
